Whyatt 2015.
Trial name or title | The Nintendo Wii as a balance rehabilitation tool for people with Parkinson’s disease: a preliminary home‐based study |
Methods | RCT |
Participants | 28 people with Parkinson’s disease Inclusion criteria: clinical diagnosis of PD, MMSE ≥ 24 Exclusion criteria: vision or auditory deficits |
Interventions | Experimental group (EG: n = 19); control group (CG: n = 9) 6 weeks, participant chooses frequency and duration EG: Wii Sports and Wii Fit balance board therapy including |
Outcomes | Outcomes recorded at baseline, postintervention. Primary outcomes: Limits of Stability (NeuroCom Balance Master), static balance, dynamic balance Secondary outcomes: activity diary, questionnaire, focus group |
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Contact information | ‐ |
Notes | Ahead of print |
H&Y: Hoehn and Yahr MDS‐UPDRS: Movement Disorder Society‐Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale MMSE: Mini‐Mental State Examination PD: Parkinson's disease PDQ‐39: 39‐Item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire RCT: randomised controlled trial SF‐36: 36‐Item Short Form Health Survey UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating ScaleVR: virtual reality